If got convicted of DUI and I would like to know if my insurance carrier in Palm Beach, FL will just cancel my car insurance policy or does it has to go through some sort of procedures?  Do I need a specific auto insurance specialist?

Josh

Palm Beach, FL

Insurance carrier’s guidelines vary however a conviction for driving under the influence (DUI) could result for an insurance provider terminating your automobile insurance policy. Usually your insurance carrier may cancel your insurance mid-term or cancel the car insurance policy at the end of the term due to your conviction for DUI.

If your insurance policy is terminated in this manner in Florida, your insurance carrier must send you notification stating why your car insurance policy have been canceled and then you will have to find another insurance carrier while now having a cancellation on your auto insurance claims history. Most states do not allow insurance carriers to just drop you in the middle of the car insurance policy term, even for a DUI. If you want to get more information about your state guidelines with regards to this, verify with your state’s insurance regulatory body.

If I am under my parent’s car insurance policy in Alabama, is it possible that I can be a private driver on the insurance policy so if I will get a ticket or accident it would not affect their car insurance rate?

Harry

Mobile, AL

If you are going to be added on your parent’s car insurance policy in Mobile, Alabama as a driver then your driving history will be a rating factor and therefore could affect the car insurance rates.

As a listed driver and licensed household member on the auto insurance policy the insurance carrier will want to check your MVR. Any traffic tickets you are convicted of and accidents you may be involved in will be put on your driving history which the insurance provider would see as part of your Motor Vehicle Record.

Depending upon the insurance carrier’s rating system the accidents or tickets could affect your parent’s auto insurance rates. There is not a way to be on the insurance policy but not have your driving history used as part of the rating process since you are a driver of the vehicles listed on the insurance policy.